Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band – Eagle On A Pole chords

Conor Oberst And The Mystico Valley Band – Eagle On A Pole(v2)

This is the version that was released on the second album. It's a completely
different song to the one on the first album.

Intro:Am|Am       |Am|Am          |F|Am   e|-------    e|----------|   B|-------    B|-/8\6-----|   G|-------    G|-/9\7-5---|   D|-----7-    D|--------7-|   A|-7/9---    A|----------|   E|-------    E|----------|

Verse1:
         FI saw an eagle on a pole
  AmI think it was an eagle
         FNow that eagle has flown
         CAnd I'll never know
e|----------|B|----------|G|----------|D|----------|A|-33-55-77-|E|----------|

chorus 1:
F                          C  Could have been a rotten apple
        G     FFull of holes
                        CCould have been an open wine bottle
         GReady to go
      Am              C          GOr it could have been eagle on a pole

Verse 2:
         FWell the beauty of the seasons
     AmCan rip a man up whole
           FAnd what's happening while you're sleeping
         CYou will never know
e|----------|B|----------|G|----------|D|----------|A|-33-55-77-|E|----------|

Chorus 2:
F                     C  Never trust a truly wayward
          G    FWandering soul
                     CNever trust a wanted woman
              GWho can't say no
        Am             C          GAnd you never trust an eagle on a pole

Bridge:e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|-10----10--109---7----9-|D|-10----10--109---7----9-|A|-8-----8---8-7---5----7-|E|------------------------|   Don't you wanna know why?
    C        GWhy not? Why not?
e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|-10----10--109---7----9-|D|-10----10--109---7----9-|A|-8-----8---8-7---5----7-|E|------------------------|   Don't you wanna know why?
    C        GWhy not? Why not?
          Am            C          GDon't you ever trust an eagle on a pole

Verse 3:
          FI've seen pictures of my face from
        AmWhere I swear I did not go
            FLooked like laughing, looked like stealing
           CBut I will never know
e|----------|B|----------|G|----------|D|----------|A|-33-55-77-|E|----------|

Chorus 3:
F                              C  Looked like running, leaving tracks
                G    FThrough morning snow
                             CLooked like darkness and the light
             GGoing toe to toe
       Am                  C          GAnd it looked just like an eagle on a pole

Bridge 2:
F    ELook out!
F    C                G                      AmEvil come and there's nothing left to laugh about
F    C              G                   AmEden come and we're crying we can't get out!
    C        GGet out! Get out!

Verse 4:
          FSomething moving, something floating
          AmSomething falling soft en slow
       FIt was getting super natural
        CBut you never know
e|----------|B|----------|G|----------|D|----------|A|-33-55-77-|E|----------|

Chorus 4:
F                       C  Getting ready for the girls
                 G     FAt the burlesque show
                      CGetting ready for the night time
              GStreet lights glowing
    Am             C          GGet ready for that eagle on a pole

Bridge 2:
F    ELook out!
F    C                G                      AmEvil come and there's nothing left to laugh about
F    C                G                      AmEvil come and there's nothing left to laugh about
F    C              G                   AmEden come and we're crying we can't get out!
    C        GGet out! Get out!

Outro:

e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|-10----10--109---7----9-|D|-10----10--109---7----9-|A|-8-----8---8-7---5----7-|E|------------------------|   Don't you wanna know why?
    C        GWhy not? Why not?
e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|-10----10--109---7----9-|D|-10----10--109---7----9-|A|-8-----8---8-7---5----7-|E|------------------------|   Don't you wanna know why?
    C        GWhy not? Why not?
          Am            C          GDon't you ever trust an eagle on a pole
          Am            C          GDon't you ever trust an eagle on a pole